34 – Drug Lady (5)

“Didn’t we give in to too unreasonable demands from the beginning? If you say that treatment should be done gradually and that you will listen to anything… ”

As soon as I got out of the Duke’s residence, I vented my anger at the therapist.

No matter how much treatment it was, it was because he applied it in a very low-key manner. At this level, you could just think of them as being on Syria’s side.

He even proudly promised Syria’s last, ridiculous wish, so it seemed like he was really going to have to make a baby.

“Don’t worry, driver. Rather, the treatment is very smooth now. This might be easier than you think. Of course, it is still difficult.”

“… “Are you trying to say that there is hope in making babies?”

However, the therapist was looking through today’s counseling materials with a rather satisfied expression.

I didn’t like it, but he seemed genuinely in a good mood.

“Listen, sir. The young lady won’t be able to tolerate the medicine anyway. “You can consider this as unconditional.”

“… “Are you saying you made a promise because you knew it wouldn’t work?”

“That’s right. Maybe you’ve already taken the medicine now. Also, there is a possibility that you may not clearly remember the contents of today’s consultation. But I will remember that last wish.”

“Then doesn’t that mean there was no result today?”

“no. It is enough to find out the daughter’s desires. And since the desire is greater than you think, I told you that treatment might be easier than you think.”

He spoke confidently.

“The worst case scenario is that you, my lady, have no purpose in life and only crave the pleasure that drugs provide.”

“So, does this mean that your child-making is truly helpful?”

“It means that it is helpful that the lady wants to have a child with the knight. Since the specific target is set, it means that the size of the desire is greater than expected. And erotic desire is a pretty big thing.”

“But didn’t the princess say that she couldn’t tolerate medicine? No matter how much you desire, if you cannot control your medication, you will not be able to achieve it.”

“That’s true, but… You have to move forward slowly. For now, let’s meet next time. “I’ll think about it a little more until then.”

“… All right. “I was grateful today.”

After parting ways with my therapist, I returned to the Order on my own.

Because Syria has desire, there is a possibility of treatment.

However, addiction cannot be cured by blindly granting that desire.

The therapist said that even if I achieve my desire, I will still continue taking medicine.

The key is to moderate the drug and use desire as a tool.

But seeing her condition today, I didn’t think it would be easy.

Rather, I think we should approach it in a different medical way.

Also, I can never have children with Syria.

If you do that, you’ll end up getting caught before you can take revenge.

“hmm… ”

The only way to do this is to trust the therapist.

As I said with confidence, there must be a way.

***

A week after my first consultation in Syria.

After finally clearing my schedule, I visited the Duke’s residence again with my therapist.

“… It’s false. “I think I used the drug a day ago.”

The therapist tested Syria’s claim that she had not used medication for a week, but it was quickly revealed that she was lying.

He said he used the drug a day ago, but there is a high probability that he used it before that as well.

As the therapist said, it seemed close to impossible for Syria to stop taking the medication by his own will.

“Since we were unable to keep the conditions, we cannot provide compensation.”

“I really held back… ”

Perhaps because he had taken medicine the day before, he looked more docile than before.

I don’t know if it was because he still had some medicinal energy left rather than being obedient, but he was listening to the story with wide-open eyes.

“great. Then how about this? The first week might be difficult, so start with two days. Instead, the compensation is also lowered. For example, if you hold on to the medicine for two days, you can hug the driver. If you hold back for five days, you can kiss. Something like this. Ah, looking at it this way, making a baby in a week seems like a bit of excessive compensation. “I think this part needs to be adjusted as well.”

“you… !”

A kiss. Am I crazy?

Doesn’t that mean that we really need to do things like that with Syria for treatment?

I glared at the therapist, but he rolled his eyes and averted my gaze.

Is this a necessary sacrifice for treatment?

“Kiss… ?”

“yes. The reward needs to be adjusted appropriately depending on the period of patience, but let’s think about it as each step passes, and let’s start with a hug. Next two days. If the lady holds back the medicine, she can hug the knight as much as she wants.”

“hmm… good.”

As the conversation progressed, Syria seemed to have regained his senses a little, but his eyes changed.

The good news is that Syria is not in a state where it cannot endure even a moment without taking medicine.

When I wasn’t taking medication, I seemed to be able to maintain a little bit of my sanity.

“great. So let’s do that as the first step, and if it’s successful, we’ll talk about it again. Every time you succeed, the next step opens. It’s like a game, right? How do you feel, sir?”

“… “Let’s do that.”

“great. Then the next meeting will be in two days. however… Driver, do you think your schedule is okay?”

“two days later… It seems difficult… ”

Because Yuuna is so moody, dinner time is not guaranteed.

Even if I set the conditions and rewards like this, I couldn’t move as I wanted, so it was a bit difficult.

“I’ll go to the royal castle. So you’re going to hug me?”

“… “If you come, I think I can spare some time.”

“Good. Then, if you contact me before you visit the royal castle, I will go with you. “I need someone to check that the lady has endured well.”

“good.”

It wasn’t a bad story since there would be no problem getting in and out of the capital in Syria.

If she endures the medicine because she has more free time than me and comes to prove it, she may find out in time.

I agreed with Syria’s opinion, and assuming that Syria was successful, we decided to meet again in two days.

“Then let’s stop here for today.”

The therapist and I left the Duke’s residence, leaving behind Syria, who was waving her hands as if she was in a good mood.

The sun was already setting.

“Fortunately, you are much more cooperative than I expected. “Maybe I can hold out for two days.”

“That’s a good thing… Aren’t the conditions too unreasonable? A kiss… “

“But wasn’t it the knight who requested the lady’s treatment? Currently, there is no other way than for the driver to sacrifice himself. The only desire that can control the Lady’s addiction is something related to the knight. “If the lady has any other desired reward, she can change it at any time.”

“under… ”

It was just like that.

There was no other way than this.

Still, there’s still a long way to go before making a baby, so I think I need to think of a way before that.

“And there are also positives.”

“What is that?”

“You depend on the medicine itself, but at the same time, you seem to have a strong tendency to use medicine when there is a specific trigger.”

“trigger?”

“yes. I don’t know what it is, but if there is an unbearable memory or an unbearable reality, medicine is used in such cases. “This is a typical case of avoidant medication.”

“So, rather than enjoying the drug itself, you are using it to ignore reality.”

“I don’t know if it’s reality or a delusion. “The essentials don’t change, but that part may be helpful in treatment.”

It’s evasive.

It seems to mean that Syria has some memories or reality that it wants to erase.

The therapist continued speaking as he looked through the data he had researched on the Duke’s employees.

“It could be some kind of trauma. In any case, the reason the young lady takes medicine is when that trigger is triggered. From what I have observed, it seems that there is more to it than simply the pursuit of pleasure.”

“But the fact remains that we don’t know right away. “Isn’t it an immutable fact that if she tolerates the medicine for two days, she needs to be hugged?”

“That’s true.”

Hug her when she came to the royal castle. I was already at a loss.

No, if I think about the future, would hugging be a good thing?

It was something I wanted to do, but little by little I started to regret it.

***

“… In addition, the only family that can be considered a neutral faction is the Ceramide Dukes. “Most of the noble families from Regius share the same interests as the Ceramide Duke family, but there has been no movement in Ceramide for a long time.”

“I guess it’s the ceramide. All right.”

That night in the empire.

Ever since I pledged my allegiance to Yuna, I have often accompanied her on her secret schedule.

The secret schedule refers to everything that was done to ensure Yuuna’s rise to power.

Monitoring the movements of the 1st Prince, the current strong successor, and recruiting nobles who will give Yuuna power.

Because she had a bad reputation, it was not easy to build a foundation, but there were times when she could easily borrow the help of opponents.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Let’s go back now.”

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“I’ll get the carriage ready.”

“no. It’s not that far away. “I’ll walk.”

“I will take you there.”

After taking off my simple disguise, I followed Yuna.

Rumors abound, but surprisingly, her face was unknown to the common people.

Walking down the street, people didn’t whisper or gossip.

She has a noble, princess-like gait, but her gait is a bit sharp.

I followed behind her like a shadow.

“… Beryl.”

“yes. “Princess.”

“How’s it going?”

“He said it was… ”

Yuuna was still walking and looking ahead as she spoke to me.

Her long hair, which had recently regained some vitality, was flowing and giving off a nice scent.

“… What happened in Syria? “I heard they even found a therapist.”

“… ah. you’re right. “There will probably be a consultation today as well.”

“Are you going to the duke’s residence?”

“The princess will probably visit the royal castle. Last time, you promised to hold off on medication for two days. “If you really wanted to endure it, I decided to come visit Wangseong.”

Today was the promised day.

Perhaps, if Syria really held back, it might already be waiting for me in the capital.

“… “It looks like the treatment is going well.”

“No, but the therapist said there is hope.”

“Is there a reason why you must accompany me to the consultation?”

“… This is to ensure the safety of the therapist.”

I couldn’t bear to tell Yuna that what Syria wanted was to have a child with me.

Although it was none of Yuuna’s business, I felt like I shouldn’t say it anyway.

“okay.”

Fortunately, she was convinced at this point because she knew that Syria had a history of killing therapists in the past.

I don’t know why, but Yuna really seemed to hate Syria.

“… Come to think of it, I’m talking about Duke Ceramide. “Is it okay if I say something?”

“Tell me.”

It wasn’t something I liked, but the Ceramide Duke family holds a fairly large position and power in the kingdom.

In the past, they sold out Regius and absorbed much of its power, and they were originally a powerful family.

However, the current Duke of Ceramide is said to be maintaining neutrality and not giving power to anyone in the succession structure.

Because the Ceramide Duke family held a large position in the kingdom, the party with that power could greatly shake up the succession structure.

“I thought that maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea for me to really marry a princess. Then, somehow, we will be able to give the princess the power of the dukedom… ”

Although he couldn’t do things like make babies, if he got Yuna’s consent, becoming the son-in-law of the Ceramide Duke family wasn’t a bad option.

This is because the power of ceramide can be used to destroy Helia, and it was one of the best ways to destroy Helia from the inside.

Perhaps the object of even more terrible revenge was Ceramide.

Regius fell because he believed in Ceramide, whom he thought was a loyal subject.

Ceramide had to be revenged in the most terrible way.

To that end, infiltrating the duke’s family as a son-in-law was also an option.

Sigh-

However, Yuna’s reaction was different from my expectation that it was a good idea.

Before I could finish speaking, she turned around and slapped me on the cheek.

“Are you crazy? I said that knowing what the relationship between me and Syria was like… !”

She was glaring at me with a truly angry expression.

A strange emotion, neither anger nor disgust, filled her empty eyes.

“It wasn’t because I loved the princess, but because I wanted to use her power. “I’m sorry if you felt offended.”

“Don’t ever say such nonsense again. “Even if I borrow the power of ceramide, I can’t give you away.”

Uncharacteristically, Yuna huffed and came closer to me and shouted.

You can’t give me away like that. This is a phrase that can easily be misunderstood if you hear it incorrectly.

“Well, I don’t mean anything else… Well, I just don’t want to see you and Syria together… Oh no… ”

Yuna seemed to have noticed this as well and hastily adjusted her words.

I at least understood what she was saying. Anyway, I guess he doesn’t want to give what’s his to Syria.

“understand. “I am the princess’s own knight.”

Yuna seemed to want to say something more, but soon closed her mouth and turned around again.

I fully knew her intentions. Because Yuuna is cruel and greedy. As far as what I’m trying to say.

There is no way you would have such a misunderstanding based on her usual appearance.

“I will take you there.”

We didn’t talk any more while returning to the royal castle.

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